Insect-trap attachment for garbage-cans.



A. SHAPIRO.

INSECT TRAP ATTACHMENT FOR GARBAGE CANS APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, 1913.

1,1 14,191, Patented 0ct.20,1914.

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ABRAHA snnrmo, or uinnnnroms, MINNESOTA.

.INsEcT-TRAP ATTACHMENT r 0R GARBAGE-CANS. Z

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ABRAHAM SHAPIR a citizen of the United States, resident ofMinneapolis, in the county of'HennepimState of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Insect-Trap Attachments for Garbage-Cans, of which the. following is a specification. i

The object of my invention is to provide a device adapted to be mounted on the cover of a garbage can for the purpose of ventilating the can and at the same time affording a means for trapping flies and other insects. A further object is to provide a device .of simple, economical construction and one which can be applied to the cover of a garbage can with comparatively little expense. The invention consists generally in various constructions and combinations, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a sectional View. through the upper portion of a garbage can with my invention applied thereto, Fig. 2 is a partial plan view, illustrating the means for locking the cover on the can. a p

In the drawing, 2 represents the upper edge of the cover around the opening therein. This ring has an imperforate top 6 provided with a suitable handle 7. At intervals in the ring I provide, a series of openings 8 into which substantially cone-shaped members 9 are inserted. These members are composed, preferably, of wire mesh and are open at each end, the upper walls being preferably straight while the lower walls thereof are inclined or tapered and verging from the comparatively large outer opening to the comparatively small inner opening. There may be any suitable number of these cone- A pan 11' is suspended beneath the opening in the cover by any suitable means, preferably by hinging it on one side, as at 12, and providing a clip 18 on the other side, pivoted at 14, and having one end adapted to swing in under the flange hinge to expose its contents.

the clip and the flange of the ringabove.

I Specification of Letters Patent. Patented OchZO, 1 914. Application filed July 10, 1913. Serial No.778,311i- Y I I I at the topof the 'pan and lock 'it betweeni f When this clip is swung to an inoperative J position" the pan maybe dropped 'onits A suitable finger grip 15 is provided on the wall of therein and screens '16. covering said openings. The cover'has. the usual flange 17 enc rcling the upper portion of the can and the'Pimi' hepan has a seriesofopenin in. this flange cam levers 18 are mounted,

which are adapted to engage the wall of the can and lock the cover securely thereon. the, contents of thecan will be ventilated and it will not be'possible for flies or other insects Through the holes in the pan and the cover to reach the contents of the can and carry the disease germs, which may have accumulated therein tosome' other point. The odor of the decayed matter in the can will pass up through the pan and cover and will attract the flies and vother insects which, upon crawling through the cones 9, will be trapped and unable to escape.

Any suitable insect poison may be placed in the pan or when:

ever desired the cover may beremoved from the can and boiling water poured therein, or the cover may be entirely immersed in water until the insects are destroyed. i

The top 6 is preferably provided with'a removable cap 19 to permit boiling waterto be poured into the pan,if preferred, instead of immersing the pan in the water. This top being closed will be waterproof and prevent I claim'as my invention in, and perforated cones open at each end fitting within said openings, and a receptacle the entrance of moisture into the garbage: can.

having perforated walls supported by said.

cover beneath said cones. y v 2. The combinat on, with a can and a cover therefor, of aninsect tr'ap mounted therein,

said trap comprising an upper portion extending above the coverand having aclosed top and openings in its side walls, and perforate cones fittingsaid openings, said cones being open at each end, and a receptacle having perforate walls.

hinged on said cover beneath said cones and 3. The combination, Withlacan and a cover therefor provided with an "opening therein, of a pan suspended beneath said opening and a part raised above said cover and a cover therefore of anfi'nsect traps and having openings therein through which insects may enter said pan.

ing, of a pan hinged on one side beneath said" opening, means'for locking said pan in its raised posltlon to close said opening; means surmounting said pan andrhavingfi openings; therein through which insects may enter thepan, said pan belng adapted to contaman insect oison,

5. Tie combination, with a garbage can mounted insaidfcover and comprising a receptacle supported by said cover and having openings communicating With said can to allow the passage of odors from said can to said receptac1e, said openings being too small toallowt-l'ie passage of insects into said can and a perforate cone leading from the outer air-into said trap.

t In Witness; whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 25 day of June, 1913.

ABRAHAM SHAPIRO.

V Witnesses: I

GENEVIEVE E. S'oRENsEN, CLH. REHEUss.

, copjesof this.patentmay be obtainedior five;centseixch,byaddressing the Commissioner of 'ratents Washington, D. G. 

